The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of firefighters in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $23,750 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,590 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,440 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,750.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of firefighters from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $38,440 | 0.44% | 14.36% |
| 2021 | $38,270 | -2.69% | - |
| 2020 | $39,300 | -1.37% | - |
| 2019 | $39,840 | 6.10% | - |
| 2018 | $37,410 | 8.79% | - |
| 2017 | $34,120 | -2.58% | - |
| 2016 | $35,000 | 0.51% | - |
| 2015 | $34,820 | 0.06% | - |
| 2014 | $34,800 | 2.13% | - |
| 2013 | $34,060 | 3.35% | - |
| 2012 | $32,920 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,440 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 23.0 percent (23.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort and 29.8 percent (29.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Florence.